For example, adironddack Outfitters has chosen machine hours as its cost driver (or activity base). For the year 20x1, the firm estimates that overhead cost will amount to $ 360,000 and that total machine hours used will be 40,000 hours. The 40,000 budgeted machine hours represent the company’s practical capacity for production under normal operating conditions. Recall from the discussion in Chapter 1(p.20) that normal operating conditions allow for such issues as routine machine maintenance, employee fatigue, and so forth
Adirondack Outfitter’s predetermined overhead rate is computed as follows: